Military C-390
Delivery of 4th C-390 Millennium to the Brazilian Air Force
Progress of C-390 Millennium in Brazilian Air Force The entrance of the Embraer C-390 Millennium into the Brazilian Air Force comes at a crucial moment where air forces and governments seek to update their airlifter fleet and to incorporate aircraft with modern technology
Photographs: Embraer
By SP’s Correspondent Since its first delivery to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) in 2019, the Embraer C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft has been proving its capability, reliability and outstanding performance on domestic and overseas missions, including a joint operational exercise with the US Air Force at the start of this year. The Brazilian Air Force’s current fleet of the Embraer C-390 stand at four and these aircraft have exceeded 2,500 flight hours in operation, including its extensive use in operations to transport equipment and medical supplies across the country urgently
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needed to address the COVID-19 situation in Brazil. In the first three months of 2021, the Brazilian Air Force’s C-390 fleet undertook more than 75 missions, clocking in 500 flight hours and an impressive mission completion rate of 99.7 per cent. Induction of the Embraer C-390 Millennium in FAB On September 4, 2019, Embraer delivered to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) the first multi-mission airlift C-390 at a ceremony held at Anápolis Air Base, starting preparations for the air-
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